Museum Visitors Paint Tributes in Honor of Orlando Victims
This week, museum visitors, including families with children, were invited to paint Stars of HOPE with messages of peace and hope to send to victims in Orlando.
Working with materials from the non-profit New York Says Thank You, Stars of HOPE were decorated with positive message and multi-colors.
"Stars of Hope is a way for kids to understand and respond to the attack in Orlando in a way that is meaningful and makes sense to them," said education specialist Chelsea Schwerin."By painting a star, they become part of the tradition of kindness, love, and coming together that follows tragedies like 9/11 and Orlando."
Activity Stations will begin a summer schedule on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays starting July 6.
By 9/11 Memorial Staff
At age 3, David Reed Gamboa Brandhorst loved Legos, his cousins and attending his weekly swim class. On Sept. 11, he boarded flight 175 at Logan Airport with his fathers Daniel Brandhorst and Ronald Gamboa to return home to Los Angeles.
The 9/11 Memorial Museum has recently acquired a Frank Dammers painting titled “Freedom New York.”